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28 PAGES. 3 SECTIONS. TODAY.
ERMANY
WARRANT ACCUSES
FOUNDRY OFFICIAL
Is CHiarged With Forging Government Stamp and Using
It to Stamp Approval on Defective Steel which Is
Then Used in Government Vessels, Endanger
ing the Lives of Thousands of Soldiers.
s;
(AN FRANCISCO. Calif.. Feb. 16.
. A warrant charging the forging
of a government stamp, nsed to
t.imify that billets of steel have been
jjudg ed suitable for government
norfc, sod charging that this forged
stamp had been placed on defective
steel sold to the United States, was
Issued today by a United States com
missioner against Prosper Forrest,
bo- of the owner of the Edwin For-rt-r
Foundry company.
Forrest is already In the custody
cf the San Francisco police.
Soldiers Are Endangered.
His actions, according to a govern-r-ert
official here "endangered the
l-vs of thousands of United States
so'mers who had been ordered to
Twoye." The defeeeive steel, it was
charged, was sold for use in crank
shafts and other parts of the machin
ery of government vessels..
Might Caur Shipwreck.
Defective steel thus used where the
most perfect steel is required would
be very apt to break, causing ship
wreck and the loss of cargo or. in the
case of transports, the loss of many
soldier lives.
Passing defective steel into ship
construction would give the foundry
first price on inferior product and,
besides, avoid total rejection which
would occur were federal inspec
tors to have Inspected the steel and
detected its inferiority.
To Make Test Case.
Government officials are expected
to make a strong test case of this
charge In the hope of furnishing an
example which will act as a safe
guard against similar acts.
Oklahomans To
Have Good Road
Down To El Paso
Call Meeting To Make
Plans to Finish Highway
From Amarillo Here.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. 16.
president John Whltehurst of the
P..?tal Highway association, has
tilled a conference for Oklahoma
C -?, Tuesday, for the purpose of
t.-,uig up and considering the fol-
? iwing subjects: To project and pro
rate a road from Oklahoma City to
Memphis, to improve the road al
ready built from Oklahoma City to
marlllo, and to finish the road from
Amarillo to EI Paso. Texas, the whole
to form a link in the .BankheadJ
highway association from washing
ton. D. C. to the Pacific coast.
The meeting Is tt be altenaea"' tT
delegates representing the sentiment
c the people of the various points
en the proposed route. 'Cbtinty com
missioners and city officials having
:u charge work of this character are
expected to be present In large sum
' era. Delegations from Texas and
Sc Mexico will attend.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TUESDAV.
President K. M. Whltaker of the El
Paso school board announces that the
next regular meeting of the board will
be held Tuesday, February 19. at the
Bailey school.
Gasoline Used
To Burn Mining
. Camp Is Charge
Metals Reduction Property
Near Vail Burns; Two
Have Close Call.
Tneson, Ariz.. Feb. 16. Fire, said
to have been Incendiary, has de
stroyed the camp of the Metals Re
duction company, 11 miles from Vail.
The blaze started at 3 a. m., said to
have been from gasoline poured on
the camp buildings and the ground. A
wintry gale helped to make the de
struction complete.
President W. D. Heath and the sec
retary. Mrs. Louise Schuettlg. lost
their personal effects valued at.J1500,
and-the records of the corporation
also were consumed.
Heath and Mrs. Schuettlg were com
pelled to borrow clothing from Mexi
can employes till they conld procure
more from Tucson.
U-BOAT BOMBARDS DOVER;
HURLS 30 SHELLS IN CITY;
ONE IS KILLED; 7 WOUNDED
LONDON, Eng, Feb. 16. An enemy
submarine bombarded Dover
early today. It is officially an
nounced. The submarine was fired on
from the shore and ceased the bom
bardment after 30 rounds had been
fired. There were eight casualties
and only slight damage.
The official statement reads:
"Fire was opened upon Dover
by an enemy submarine about
lZtlO oclock this morning. The
shore batteries replied and the
enemy ceased fire after discharg
ing? nbont 30 rounds.
The casualties were: Killed, one
child: Injured, three men, one woman
and three children. Slight damage
was caused house property."
Dover Is Well Defended.
Cases have not been lnfreauent of
German submarines bobbing up off
the British coast and shelling shore
points. It Is not often, however, that
the U-boats have cared to take
chances with such a well defended
port in southeastern England, oppo
site Calais., In the straits of Dover,
across whlcn flows a constant stream
of war traffic between England and
France.
It was only yesterday that a pow
erful squadron of German destroyers
made a sudden raid in the straits of
Dover and sank eight British small
craft of a submarine chase.
o Chance For Patrol Boats.
Dover. Eng.. Feb. 16. The weather
was thick and the night was very
dark when the German destroyers
dashed upon British patrol vessels
In the strait of Dover early Friday
morning and sank eight of them. The
patrol vessels, being equipped only
with light armament for anti-sub
marine work, did not have a chance
once the Germans got among them.
The risk thus taken Is shared
by great numbers of trawlers and
drifters, operating in nil weathers
and at all honrs. Vet -the propor
tion of losses has been remark
ably small.
On the latest occasion the crews
bore themselves with the same cool
have shown in innumerable circum
stances of danger and difficulty.
In one noteworthy incident, a
drifter -was shelled at close quar
ters by two German destroyers,
whose 30 pound shells killed all
of the crew except two and set
the drifter afire. The two survi
vors, seeing their craft ablaze and
believing It would sink. launched
a boat. They had not rowed far
when they saw the vessel was
still nfloat and then retiring.
They returned, put out the fire
and brought the drifter to port.
Berlin, Germany, Feb. 16. The ad
miralty today made the following
statement:
"On the night of Feb. H our tor
pedo boats under command of Capt
Helnecke. made a surprise attack on
strong forces guarding the English
channel between Calais and Dover, on
the north, and Cape Grls-Nez and
Folkestone on the south. A large
guard ship, numerous armed fishing
steamers and several motor vessels
were forced to give battle, the largest
part of them being destroyed.
uur torpeao Doats suiierea no
town as is Dover, the roost Important ness and courage that drifter menlosses or damage. All returned."
BOLO- APPEALS CASE) 15
SOW KSDEK DEATH GUARD
Paris, France. Dec 16. Bolo Pasha.
convicted of treason and sentenced to
death, has appealed from the -court
martial verdict to the court of cassa
tion .citing alleged irregularities In
his trial.
Bolo is wearing Drison clothes mil
Is closely guarded bv thn death
watch.
Extra Session
To Bar Liquor
Around Camps
Hobby Calls Legislature to
Meet February 26;
Outlines Reasons.
Austin, Texas. Feb. 16. The 35th
Texas legislature will convene in ex
traordinary session on Tuesday. Feb
ruary 26. Gov. W. P. Hobby has Is
sued a proclamation calling the legis
lature to meet February !6. and has
made a statement outlining hls.rea
sons tor assembling the legislature.
Principally the special session Is to
consider legislation looking to the ab
solute prohibition of the sale of in
toxicating liquors within ten miles of
any army camp in Texas, and making
violation of such measures a felony.
Suggested By Baker.
Governor Hobby's action, it Is un
derstood, was in response to sugges
tions from secretary o war Baker
that army camps in the state be sur
rounded with better and cleaner con
ditions.
Illicit sale of Honor within ten miles
of a military camp wocld be a felony
under the governor's proposed legis
lation, as would be giving or deliver
ing to any one in the employment of
me army, wnetner or not In uniform.
intoxicants in any form.
Would Make III Paso DrT.
The nassage of such laws, it Is
claimed, will make Texas almost a dry
state and would put saloons out of
business In all of the larger cities
where they still exist, inelndlncr El
rasa
Governor Hobby has iEsued a state-
Fight AgainstMonarchyAnd
Against Continuing War
Gains Ground In Germany
N
Germany A Nation Of Grouches;
Sapped Of Its Po wer, Crushed
And Badly Broken In Its Spirit
Br, IGNATIUS KINAST.
(A German Socialist who Just returned to Zurich after sti nmiw ir. -l t,,,.i,. n .
T-tr-rT On.lt.a.1... t'nl, 1 . Vnilvn J '
1 When it was agreed by the El
Paso Herald and other papers
that my mission to Germany should
be financed, this short and rather
urt Introduction was flashed to me:
"American editors do not care
about one man's observations: pro-
eed on the mission you have pro
posed; stayed In Germany as long as
necessary to find out what the Ger
man masses are saying and thinking
about war and peace."
In the following chapters I will not
attempt to give information regard
ing military matters in Germany. I
wiil not violate the confidence of
fn-nds who have helped me to secure
.nfnrmauon, military and otherwise,
and who made it possible for me to
interview men and wnmen of .work
ing classes; soldiers and civilians;
jankers of all shades and colors; So
cialists of all hues and tinges; and
last; and perhaps not the least, cler
gymen an! educators.
Tragic Scenes In Germany.
After six months I have returned
to the serene atmosphere of Zurich
with a heavy heart. As a German I
find it impossible to simply relate
vrbat others say and think. I am a
German, too, and a German who has
lived in Germany these last six
months cannot simply "report" pas
sively. Because what good is a Ger
man who cannot tell others what he
thinks, and he is a bad Socialist who
will not analyze the causes and ef
fects of the sins of his native land.
I stayed In Germany six months.
I saw with my own eyes sights that
I can never forget
I heard with my own ears Gr-fl-JIAS
CHILDREN BY TIIB THo;
S.VVDS CRY FOR BREAD, and Ger
man workers curse their rulers. In
the secret confine of more than one
-workingman's conference, I heard the
name of the kaiser cursed to the
deepest belL
Cursing Kaisers Clenched Teeth.
I Interviewed judges of courts of
-cstice. I talked with educators, men
of many professions, lawyers and
lergy: and 1 HEARD WITH BIY
OWN EARS SIBX OF EVERY WALK
IS LIFE CURSE THE GERMAN
ItrXERS THROUGH CLEXCHED
TEETH.
I moved about from place to place,
a mute and unwilling witness to the
tragic sufferings of my people until,
notwithstanding ray age, I was
'empted to stand on street corners
- id call the suffering Germans to re-
eilion.
Wartime Germany Is a land differ
ent from peacetime Germany. I
FORMED. DETERIORATED. PnVSI.
CALLY. MORALLY AXD INTELLEC
TUALLY. I found south Germany suffering
privations that were beyond descrip
tion. I found people lean, sallow colored,
and sad as though their country
were Invaded and they were suffer
ing under the heel of the invader.
This was not the' southern Germany
I had known.
The sight of incapacitated soldiers
on the streets; THE PREMATURELY
AGED YOUNG WOMEN; the total ab
sence of young men in civilian
clothes: the almost total absence of
old men and women, and above all.
THE LACK OF BABES IN GERMAN
CITIES overwhelmed me with the
heaviest grief and discouraged me at
once. I wanted to escape from fur
ther mental torture: I wanted to re
turn to Zurich: I wanted to give up
my mission in despair. ,
But I could not do that I had
made an engagement and I must car
ry it out In EDlte of my own feeling.
North Germany Still Worse.
At Munich (south Germany) I met
many Socialists from Berlin and oth
er Prussian cities. They told me that
they had managed to come to south
Germany so that 'they could escape
the still greater privations that
north Germany was experiencing.
"Is It possible!" T cried out
A comrade who had been a German
Methodist minister at a church In a
Berlm district told me that compared
with north Germany, south Germany
was a land of plentifulness. I be
came afraid that I could not endure
sights worse than I had already ob
served. A new acquaintance, a fiery Social
ist of many years, now In his 70th
vear. taking me to be a non-Soclallst
middle class professional man. flung
at me these words: "War and con
ouest was your religion. Ton are
going out on a forage, rob your
neighbors, return with booty and
make the German people, rich with
stolen goods." He was too angry to
go on.
Another friend present stretched
out his arms and, in the bitterest
tone In which he was capable of ex
pressing himself, said: "And look
and see what you have brought us!"
A third person In the room shouted:
"Privation, hunger and starvation
Tf that was all It Is well and good
We may go throueh all these. RUT
YOU HAVE TAKEN A MORTGURK
ON THE CHARACTER. HONOR AND
REPUTATION OF TTIR GERMAN
PEOPLE FOR THE NEXT FIFTY OR
SEVENTY-FIVE TEARS. You have
mtiMfd on the soul of the German
people and you have lost lost every
thing; you are a DanKrutt and a
gambler!"
Be they Socialists or Liberals,
Protestants or Catholics, a bitter
feeling, expressed through clenched
teeth against the rulers of Germany,
Is the almost universal frame of mind
of the German people.
Will German People Rebel;
"But will the German people rebel
against their rulers in the immediate
future?"
I will not answer that question. I
(Continued on Page 4. Column 5.)
EW YORK. Feb. 16. The radi
cal socialist movement In Ger
many, the growing strength of
which was shown by the persistency
of the political strike in January and
February, also is gaining decided
ground among the political leaders of
German social democracy. It opposes
the war and the monarchy. This infor
mation was obtained by the Associ
ated Press from German newspapers
received here.
The little group of radical socialists
in me reicnstag under tne leadership
of Haase. Ledebour and Bernstein,
who split off from the caucus or
ganization of the regular or Schelde
mann socialists on the issue of voting
funds for the war and formed an ln
dependent organization, has now
grown by continued defections from
the moderate wing to a strength en
titling it to a second member on the
principal reichstag committees.
The additional representation Is
gained at the expense of the regular
socialist organization, which at the
beginning of the war was the largest
party in, the reichstag, but has now
fallen to' .second rank hphinrt The
Cathollii'ccnter. Four socialist mem
bers of the reichstag, Brandes, Dr.
Erdmann, Huettmann and Jaeckel,
went over to the radicals at the be
ginning of the year.
IS Radicals In Leipzig Council.
Becent elections at Leipzig brought
18 radical socialists into the city
council.
Leipzig is one of the strongholds
of the radical socialists, their prin
cipal newspaper organ, the Leipzig
Volks Zeltung. being published there.
The radicals have been badly off so
far as press Is concerned, the Vor
waerts and other important socialist
organs having been retained by the
regular party organization. Editors
of the radicals have been discharged
wholesale from the party 'organiza
tions. Michael's Largely Responsible.
The government of Dr. Mlchaells
was largely responsible for the boom
of the radical socialist organization.
The charges against Haase, DIttmann
and Vogtherr. of the radical socialist
group in the reichstag, of Inspiring
and abetting the alleged mutiny In
the navy last summer, launched In
the reichstag in the autumn bv chan-
celor Mlchaells In an effort to save
his administration, did not complete
the discredit of the radical group as
expected. They really helped the
radicals among the non-socialist
parties and the public at large, since
it was known that the government
had earlier informed the party lead
ers in the reichstag. that there were
atsivaaus .mi s prosecution.
Oppose War and Monarchy.
The transparent attemnt of Michae.
lis to rally support In the reichstag
on a Jingo Issue resulted In the down
fall of Mlchaells and in securing for
ther adical socialists the standing of
a serious political party, which their
methods had earlier shaken. They
are opposed to all votes of credit for
me war aau ror an immediate stop
page of fighting, and have, unlike
the regular socialists, persisted in
the original socialist attitude of on-
position to the monarchical system.
POLAND
M
OVER ROBBERY
OMflf
EIMAY HAVE TO RETURN
MANY TO EAST FRONT
TO COMBAT RUSSIANS
Giving Polish Provinces To
The Ukraine Causes
Marked Unrest.
WARSAW PEOPLE
MUCHEXCITED
Workmen Plan Demonstra
tions; Soldiers Patroling
The Streets.
ONDON. Eng, Feb. 16. There Is
much feeling against the cen-
- tral powers in Warsaw, the capi
tal of Russian Poland, and great ex
citement prevails, according to an Ex
change Telegraph dispatch from Co
penhagen. The workmen are said to
be planning demonstrations. The
streets are being patroled by soldiers
and policemen.
Much feeling has been aroused in
Russian Poland over the Ukrainian
peace terms, by which the province of
Cholm, formerly contained In Poland,
was ceded to the Ukraine. A Stutt
gart newspaper, according to a Zu
rich dispatch Thursday, declared it
was renorted in Berlin that the Polish
ministry at Warsaw had resigned in
protest against the peace terms.
Pollau parliament lietter.
A dispatch from Amsterdam Friday
reported a Berlin newspaper as say
ing that the Polish members of the
Austrian parliament were embittered
against Austria because of the peace
arrangements, in addition to losing
Cholm. Poland was to be stripped of
Lodz and Dombrovitza and access to
the sea was refused the Poles.
GHf IS IN A PREDIUT;
E OFFENSjVEJS POSTPONED
BolsheviM's Queer Antics Have Put Central Powers in
a Dubious Position, Forcing Them to Rearrange
Their Plans After Most of the Troops Had Been
Sent Westward to Attack the Allies.
ment outlining the purposes for which
me special session is called.
Governor Gives Reasons for CalL
Governor Hobby In his statement
says:
"War at times requires a sudden
and drastic action on the part of the
state. Just as It does on the part of
those who are waging our battles at
the front Such a step Is needed now
on the part of Texas. I shall there
fore submit and recommend to the
legislature of Texas Immediately upon
its assembling the enactment of laws
for the following purposes, towit:
"First To prohibit the sale of -pir-ltous,
vinous or malt liquors, or medi
cated bitters capable of producing In
toxication, by any person in the state
of Texas within 10 miles of any
camp where soldiers of the United
States army or navy or marine are
being trained for military service in
time of war and to make such a vio
lation punishable as a felony.
"Second To prohibit the sale of
splrltous, vinous or malt liquors, or
medicated bitters capable of produc
ing Intoxication, by any person In the
state of Texas, who has not lawfully
procured a license to engage in such
business and to make a single sale a
-violation of the law to be punished
as a felony.
"Three To prohibit the sale of any
splrltous, vinous or malt liquor, or
medicated bitters capable of produc
ing intoxication, to any person en-1
gaged, employed or enlisted in the
military or naval forces of the United
States and In uniform and to make
such sale unlawful and to define each
sale as an offense and to affix the
punishment for violation thereof as a
felony.
To Prevent Buying for Soldiers.
"Fourth To prohibit any person
from directly or Indirectly purchasing
or procuring for or giving to any
person employed, enlisted or engaged
In the military forces of the United
States, whether in uniform or not any
splrltous, vinous or malt liquors or
medicated bitters capable of produc
ing Intoxication, and providing that
such act shall be an offense and to
provide punishment thereof as a fel
ony. "Fifth To prohibit every person
from soliciting any person engaged,
employed or enlisted in the military
or naval service of the United States
to meet make an appointment with
or otherwise come in contact with
any lewd women or to have unlawful
relation with any Immoral woman,
and to make such solicitation unlaw
ful and the punishment thereof a fel
ony. Would Slake It a Felony.
"I propose that It shall be made a
felony to sell liquor in any form, ex
cept for scientific or sacramental pur
poses, to any person within 10 miles
(Continued on Page 3, Column S.)
RUSSIA HAS DESTROYED HER
AGREEMENTS WITH ALLIES
London,' Eng- Feb. 16. It has been
announced by Leon Trotzky, Russian
foreign minister, that Russia has de
stroyed all agreements with her for
mer allies and has definitely with
drawn from the war.
The announcement was made to the
all-Russian congress of Workmen's
and Soldierar delegates on the results
of the Brest Ljtovsk conference. The
Russian wireless dispatch received
here says the council approved Trotz
ky"s policy.
GERMANS "GAS" AMERICANS
BUT FAIL TO GET A ONE
With the American Army In France
(By Associated Press). The Ameri
can sector was bombarded with gas
shells yesterday, the gas hanging in
the American lines for three hours.
The Americans were quick with their
gas masks and there was not a single
casualty.
KILAUEA VOLCANO BOILS ;
LAVA OVERFLOWS CRATER
Honolulu, T. H Feb. 16. The lava
lake of Kllauea volcano has taken a
sudden rise and Is at the highest
level reached within the crater since
1894, according to observations reach
lng here today.
Lava, spouting through cracks, was
gradually iiowing over -m depression
in the rim and filling the valley
caused by tne last now. reports said.
Kllauea. the largest active volcano
in the world, threatened to pour a
stream over its sides January 26. last
After a week's fluctuating it subsided
and was comparatively calm until the
present action.
-j-ASHINGTON, D. a. Feb. 16.-1
A Official Washington's opinion
of Bolshevik! foreign minis
ter Trotzky's decision for no war and
still no peace with Germany. Is that
Trotzky. whether knowing it or not
has placed Germany in a military and
diplomatic predicament
Movements of German troops
from the Russian front have
stopped and it is believed by mili
tary men here that no farther
withdrawal of forces can be made
until BerUn has decided on policy
toward the BoisheylkL Such offi
cial report as have been received
do not say clearly whether the de
mobilization of Russian troops has
been continued, hut they do not
Indicate a reorganization of the
Red Guard.
Germany, by repudiating the no-annexation
policy, officials here think,
has widened the breach with the -Socialists
who cry for peace.
Germany Must Aid Ukraine.
They also think Germany will be
forced to go to the aid of the Ukran
ians if the Bolshevikl attack thern.
Dlspatehes received yesterday
stated definitely that out of the
conference of emperor WUllam
with political and military leaders
had come the decision to renew I
the state of warfare against
northern Russia, with the capture
of Petrograd as the Immediate ob
ject. This Is partly borne out by the sud
den cessation in troop movements
westward. It may be that Germanv
will be required to move back to the
eastern front a considerable number
of the troops already moved to the
west front
Delays German Offensive.
This confusing situation with re
gard to Russia is believed to have
been the reason why the much adver
tised German offensive on the west
front is behind time.
Dr. von Kuehlmann. German foreign
minister, announced at the final sit
ting of the peace delegates at Brest
Lltovsk that in view of the attitude
of Trotzky in refusing to make
peace on the terms outlined, the situa
tion would revert to its status before
the armistice, which means a renewal
of warfare.
Rnssla Is Not Uneasy.
Russia is represented as being not
uneasy about the German threat be
lieving the masses in Germany and
Austria-Hungary will not countenance
further Invasion of Russia
Emperor Charles, of Austria-Hungary,
gave further Indication yester
day at Vienna of the Intent of the cen
tral powers, when he regretted his In
ability to recall Austro-Hungarian
troops from the east front for the time
being.
Cold Love Proved;
Sat on Hot Stove
Chicago, HL. Feb. 16. Nina
Grice felt that her husband's love
was growing cold. When, as she
alleges, he picked her up bodily
and sat her down on a red hot
stove she was convinced. She
also alleges he struck her. and
she names a co-respondent
Her suit for divorce from her
husband, Frank. Is pending.
MSI GH1EF
IF STf QUITS
Resignation Is Climax to
Long Standing Political
Military Fight.
London. Eng.. Feb. 16. Gen. Sir
William Robertson, chief of the Brit
ish Imperial staff, has' resigned. It
was officially announced this evening.
Gen. Wilson, subchlef of staff, takes
the vacated place.
Gen. Robertson was unable, the
statement says, to accept a position
as military representative on the su
preme war council at Versailles or
to continue as chief of the Imperial
general staff with limited power.
The resignation of Gen. Robertson
comes as the climax of a conflict halt
hinted at heretofore, between political
and military leaders as a result of
tne immoral reverse, mere have been
charges of too great political inter
ference with the work of the general
staff. When parliament convened last
ween, cabinet officers addressing that
body denied knowledge of reports that
Gen. Robertson had been dismissed or
had resigned.
GEN. KALEDINESMISSING
AND IS BELIEVED DEAD
Washington, D. C, Feb. 16 The
American consul at Tiflis today trans
mitted an unconfirmed renort that
Gen. Kaledlnes. the Cossack leader in
me UKrame, who resisted the am
bitions of thn Bolshevist, has siiri
denly dropped out of sight and is
now said to be dead.
uerman reople Veering lo feac
e Sentiment
Which May End The War Without Fightin
g
T aims are mono'pouztag puwict-f Allies Already Talking Of Things That Might Bring About An End To the War: funn
tentlon at present to the al
most complete collapse of operations
In the field. Until Wilson. Lloyd
George and other allied spokesmen
had discussed the territorial details
of the settlement it was the wish of
all the governments that Independent
correspondents should not analyze too
closely In the press the difficulties
Involved. That embargo no longer
holds, and I propose to explain here
English opinion regarding the vexed
points that American opinion must
understand and pronounce upon if it
is to guide and support the president
when the time comes.
Throughout most of the war there
have been two main schools of
thought in this country. One school
has contended, and still argues, that
In the words of premier Clemenceau,
"the one thing that matters is vic
tory. Let us beat the Germans first
and talk about it afterwards." It be
lieves that the German smashed and
the kaiser forced to sue for peace at
discretion, the terms will not matter,
but It considers that no paper ar
rangement no matter how favorable
to the allies, can represent anything
but defeat if concluded with the
Prussian military power Intact
nope for Victory In ConndL
The rival school of thought does not
believe In the possibility of a clean
cut military decision, and holds that
peace eventually must be concluded
by negotiation, not dictated In the
German Writer Asserts That Militarism Must Die; Germany, He Says,
Uannot Attord It Longer; Let reople back Him and War Lnds.
By JOHN LLOYD BALDERSTON.
iieio. ana mat victory over mllltar-1 was Issued by Lloyd George. Mr.
ism can be won, with the aid of the I Wilson's seech to congress, with Its
uciuidii people, in me council cham
ber. The feature of the past few weeks
In this country, as apparently In
France and Italy as well, has been
the steady Increase In numbers and
Influence of the peace by negotiation
school, at the expense of the advo
cates of a military victory. There
Is more than a suspicion that this
change of ground Is not confined to
non-official circles.
There is no 'climbing down
from the principles to which the
nllles nre pledged, no Inclination
to compromise with the evil
things that the allies nre not to
destroy, but It Is undeniable that
the Influence of the Russian
peace negotiations and the crisis
between the moderate parties and
the militarist clique In Germany
have combined to create a feeling
that peace may he possible with
out another year of fighting.
It was In resnonse to this movement
of opinion, too powerful and wide
spread, especially In labor circles, to
be Ignored, that the leaders of Eng
lish policy met together and drafted
the statement of peace terms that
detailed terms, has exerted a power
ful Influence here. Whether the
necessary concessions will be made
by the enemy is up to the German
people.
Territorial Problems Puzzling.
There are five main territorial
problems- that present difficulties to
the statesmen otthe allies. These
are Alsace-Lorraine; the question of
Poland and the Russian provinces
conquered by the enemy; the tangle
of claims In Austria-Hungary and
the Balkans province, the aspirations
of Italy and the dilemma concerning
the provinces conquered from the
Turk and the colonies wrested from
Germany.
Unon all of these points opinion
here has changed somewhat during
the past lew weeKs.
The most difficult question of all.
by unanimous consent is the settle
ment in Austria-Hungary, and the
Balkans. It would be too much to
say that at any time there has been
unanimity on the many complex Is
sues In these regions, but up to the
time of the Russian revolution, there
was a general understanding that
Austria must be broken up. It was
proposed to restore Servla, Montene
gro, and Rumania, and to add to
these states the adjoining districts of
the dual monarchy inhabited by
Rumans and Serbs. The Italians were
to have Istria and Dalmatia, to give
them the control of the Adriatic, and
the allies also considered setting up
an independent Bohemia, as well as a
free Poland.
A disposition now exists In England,
and apparently has won the support
of president Wilson, to be satisfied
with a free Poland, with the restora
tion of Serbia, Montenegro and Ru
mania, and with full autonomy under
the Hapsburg crown for the perse
cuted nationalities whose aspirations
to complete nationhood now appear
Impracticable.
Modification of War Alms.
This modification of war alms is
not regarded here as an abandon
ment of principle, or as a betrayal of
weal nations which had been prom
ised support It Is felt bx many ob
servers who formerly supported plans
for the partition of Austria that the
disappearance of Russia as a great
military force makes It Impossible for
the proposed free states In southeast
ern Europe to stand alone.
Bohemia, aggrandised Serbia and
were expecting to lean for
against the encroachments of
tne Teutonic power upon Russia. It
is now evident that whatever may
happen In Russia, she will not for
long be able or inclined to' maintain
her Slav policy in Austria and the
Balkans. Hence the present feeling
that it the entente fulfills its debt
of honor and compels Germany to dis
gorge Serbia and Rumania, it will be
better for the other nationalities to
develop freely Inside a liberalized
Austria than to be set up as inde
pendent but helpless states, subject
to economic persecution from the
Teutonic power and unable to look
for help to Russia.
Poland represents a separate prob
lem, and both Lloyd George and Wil
son have declared in favor of com
plete independence.
Might Sever Germany.
President Wilson's demand that
Poland shall have free access to the
sea is interpreted here by some as
meaning that he proposes to give Po
land the port of Dantzlg on the Bal
tic, which would cut off east Prussia
from the rest of Germany. Others
incline to think this -suggestion, im
practicable, and believe the president
referred only to guarantees for eco
nomic freedom of trade.
The question of 'Poland Is one
of the greatest' obstacles to
peace, because Germany Is deter
mined that whatever happens that
country shall be kept In her dip
lomatic and economic orbit, even
if the plan nt present n greed up
(Contlnned On Pace 4. Cot 1.1
DNS III
BfflfLOIT
France, Great Britain and
United States Are Repre
sented at Funeral.
Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 16. Representa
tives of the French and United States
governments and members of the
staff of the British embassy at Wash
ington attended the funeral services
today for Sir Cecil SprlngjRlce, for
taer -ambassador at Washington.
The services in St Bartholomew's
Anglican church were conducted by
the Rev. St John Rohr. bishop of Ot
tawa. The government of France was rep
resented by commander De Blantere.
naval attache of the French embassy
at Washington. '
J. Pierpont Morgan, the banker, -who
was a personal friend of the dead
diplomat was among the other dis
tinguished men to attend the services.
Frank Polk, counselor of the United
States state department represented
president Wilson.
Among the telegrams of condolence
received by Lady Spring-Rice are two
from'iormer British foreign ministers
under whom her late husband served,
the marquis of Lansdowne and the
earl of Rosebery.
70 MILLS IN SOUTHWEST
ARE TO CEASE OPERATIONS
Kansas City, Mo- Feb. IE. An or
der was issued yesterday by A. J.
Hunt chairman of the southwestern
milling division of the federal ad
ministration, directing all flour mills
that have ground 75 percent of the
normal amount handled in the last
three years to suspended operations
Immediately.
About 70 of the 60 mills 1- the
division will be affected, it was said.
The territory Includes Texas.
Wants lo Tjain the
Crippled Lads Of
Texas After the War
Recommending that governor
Hobby ask the legislature to pro
vide for the establishment of a
training school for Texas boys
disabled by wounds in the war,
Judge Adrian Fool sent the fol
lowing message today to the
chief executive of the state:
"Texas Is sending the flower of
her manhood to France. In a few
months many of our boys will he
returned to us helpless cripples
from German shells. Death has
no terror for our boys hut being
dependent and helpless has Its
horrors for every American citi
zen. I suggest that in your call
to the legislature you ask them
to take steps Immediately to es
tablish a training school for our
wounded boys where they -a DO
taught a trade or a profession
that will enable then) to again
become happy and Independent
citizens of Texas. Such legisla
tion would he Joyfully received
by every mother In Texas and
will meet with the hearty ap
proval of every good citizen in
Texas. This .should be done by
the state because the federal gov
ernment has Its hands full Be
sides, we of Texas want the privi
lege of training our own hoys.
As patriotic citizens, let us see
that Texas takes the lead in the
work of love.
"Adrian Pool"
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